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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi
Hosted by Vox Media Podcast Network · EN
Stand up comedian and lifelong cynic Gianmarco Soresi interviews people more famous than him about all the downsides to their life. If you like looking on the bright side of life, f*ck off. This is a podcast where complaining is encouraged, negativity celebrated and silver linings debunked. Misery loves company and when Gianmarco is with company he loves talking about their miseries. You can follow @gianmarcosoresi on all social platforms.
Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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#381 Actors Were Duped To Play Zombies in a Pro-Landlord Rally (Patreon Excerpt)
2w ago00:10:09Tap to summarizeIn this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell discuss the downsides of greedy landlords who hired actors to play zombies in a protest against a proposed rent freeze in NYC. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#380 The Lib’s Finisher with Simone Garcia Johnson
2w ago01:47:00Tap to summarizePro wrestler Simone Garcia Johnson joins to share the downsides of growing up with no junk food in the house, following in the footsteps of your dad (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) to become a fourth generation wrestler, the parallels between theater and wrestling, and why Ubering in Teslas has gotta stop. Follow The Downside on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebok, Threads, and TikTok Follow Simone Garcia Johnson on Instagram Follow Simone's and Tatiana's travel adventures on Instagram & TikTok -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#379 Grace Reiter Is Ready To Spill the Tea (Patreon Excerpt)
3w ago00:09:51Tap to summarizeIn this Gianmarco-free Patreon exclusive excerpt, friend of the pod Grace Reiter returns with Russell to share the downsides of NYC's lack of drive thrus and the culture shock that ensued moving there from Wisconsin. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#378 Miss August Antisemite with Bassem Youssef
3w ago01:54:35Tap to summarizeComedian Bassem Youssef joins to share the downsides of being a surgeon by day and salsa teacher by night, the steep price of being a comedian in Egypt, holding your own in a treacherous political media landscape, and why preface texting has gotta stop. Follow Bassem Youssef on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and X See Bassem Youssef in a city near you: https://bassemyoussef.xyz/ -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#377 We Got a Letter From Erika Kirk (Patreon Excerpt)
4w ago00:12:27Tap to summarizeIn this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell are joined by producer Paige who reads a letter she received from Erika Kirk. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#376 What Rocky’s Hole Do with James Ortiz
4w ago01:34:18Tap to summarizePuppet director James Ortiz (Project Hail Mary) joins to share the downsides of making niche musical theater jokes, working with the gorgeous Ryan Gosling, navigating your way through the small world of puppeteering, and why using the word “camp” to mean “bad” has gotta stop. Follow James Ortiz on Instagram Watch James Ortiz as Rocky in Project Hail Mary, now available to stream For all the latest on James Ortiz, visit: https://www.jamesortiz.co/ -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#375 Stephen Miller is Ugly (Patreon Excerpt)
May 3000:11:32Tap to summarizeIn this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of "the tolerant left" and why Stephen Miller needs to shut the f*ck up. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#374 Always Leave Them Wanting More with Jamie Wolf
May 2602:05:24Tap to summarizeComedian Jamie Wolf joins to share the downsides of being a child of divorce, copying your twin sister’s homework, joining a musical just to kiss someone, getting sober cold turkey, and why scalding hot pizza has gotta stop. Follow Jamie Wolf on Instagram & TikTok See Jamie Wolf in a city near you: https://www.jamiewolfcomedy.com/ -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#373 The End of Stephen Colbert's Late Night Run (Patreon Excerpt)
May 2300:23:04Tap to summarizeIn this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and discuss who their last guests would be. Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: https://www.patreon.com/downside --- Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Studio engineering by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Transcribe →#372 We Need Soundbites with Laverne Cox
May 1902:17:36Tap to summarizeActress & storyteller Laverne Cox joins to share the downsides of getting your tea clocked at a young age, going to conversion therapy, the fight for trans rights in a fascist society, beefing with Caitlin Jenner, and why “messing up” has gotta stop. Follow Laverne Cox on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, & Facebook Pre-order Laverne Cox's memoir, Transcendent: http://bit.ly/TranscendentBook -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe here for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Follow Russell Daniels on Instagram Follow the show on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate & Christian Pittman Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by Douglas Goodhart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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